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06/24/20 9:36:02 PM
#294:


Actually, the main doozy is not quite yet, though #99 might be considered one? I dunno.

100) Terraria Calamity Mod - 1NF3S+@+!0N (Theme of Crabulon)
Series rank: 2 of 2
https://youtu.be/17IZjvr5c1I
Composer: DM Dokuro
Score: 8.1/10 (Excellent)
VGMC History: VGMC 13 (Lost R6 to New World Order)
Favorite Part: https://youtu.be/17IZjvr5c1I?t=113

Ive gotta say the opening chords are super fun. Those 16th-based syncopated rhythms.these are exactly the sort of thing that I LOVE. And they pump so much adrenaline. Castanets pretending to be clicking crab claws! Then you put on top of that a line thats SO ridiculously energetic that its almost trippy.... In the following contrasting section, I used to be really bothered by the gaps in the sound, but Im fine with it. The piano is soothing in a way reminds me of piano used in DKC. 1:53 we finally get the best part.it is flat out amazing. The electronic melody its so agile and adventurous! And then those seven last chordsyummy harmonies! the timing of those chords is absolutely PERFECT (dotted eight notes). so ridiculously tasteful!

99) Bravely Default - Serpent Eating the Ground
Series rank: 2 of 2
https://youtu.be/vHeuR_bC9GM
Composer: Revo
Score: 8.1/10 (Excellent)
VGMC History: VGMC 8 (Lost R6 to Zero-Two)
Favorite Part: https://youtu.be/OLBTIUzPpEQ?t=213

The name is a reference to the devil, huh? This is clearly inspired by One-Winged Angel in the early parts of the track, so the title makes some sense. Unfortunately, much of the material in the first half is LESS interesting than OWA, but it does have its moments. The inconsistency in quality makes this one difficult to rate. 0:37 is cool how the trumpets do an Fp<<<<, then the rest comes in on the off-beat! The guitars go WILD at 1:09... one, then two, then three, then four combined with the dark chromatic descent its INTENSE. The first half is overall decent. At 2:57 the music changes direction somewhat, no actually, a LOT. 3:33 - OH MAN the false ending there is SICK. The fast syncopation to the final note, and then the organ passes tripletized atonal patterns to the guitars, then everything drops out again SO GOOD. The piano then takes things from there doing more atonal wandering stuff in a calm, dreamy manner, also referring to the theme from the very beginning nice contrast! At 4:10 things start intensifying again, and tonality kind of gets wonky again I especially like the harmonies at 4:37-4:39 along with the two staccato notes at the end of that. We get somewhat of a folky medley next! Gotta love the violin (dorian!) and soprano saxophone (smooth jazz), and accordian (folk rock)! Definitely one of my favorite parts! Finally, we get one of the MAJOR themes of the game at 5:20, with HIGH ENERGY trumpets SCREAM it (Eric Miyashiro group!!!), and pretty much everything else is going wild, too. Even though this theme has an ending, Im guessing in-game it loops back to the beginning again at 5:58.


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